Homes are on SALE... Bargains, Bargains, Bargains!
Home prices are just unreal these days. It seems like a carnival atmosphere- the advertisements for homes are replete with astonishing price tags.
In short- homes are on sale. And... they're quite the bargain.
What are bargain homes? I suppose everyone has … (0 comments)
tempe: Tempe Beach Splash Park- Beat the Arizona Heat at Tempe Town Lake - 08/04/08 08:22 PM
What
to do on a summer day?
How
about cooling off at the Tempe Beach Splash Park?
That's
what we decided to do yesterday.
Juxtaposed
between Tempe Arizona's famous Mill Avenue District and the Tempe Town
Lake is this little oasis. What
better way to beat the heat than to … (7 comments)
Attention First Time Home Buyers:
There is a very a narrow window of opportunity right now.
I'm talking about those who go into contract before October 1st.
You'll be able to qualify for down payment assistance programs that pay most (sometimes all) of your closing costs.
You'll also be … (11 comments)
"How is campus housing doing?" I was asked recently. Hmmmm.... funny you should ask.
"By 2020, Arizona State expects its student count to jump nearly 60% to 100,000, competing for just 22,500 campus beds."
This is one line that from CNN Money's July 22, 2008 report "In Bruised REIT … (3 comments)
tempe: Where are We Now in the Correction? If I had a TV Show.... - 04/11/08 04:19 PM
If I had a TV Show... tonight's news may go something like this... Previously on "Arizona Real Estate Live!" (cue upbeat southwest music)... Cut to: scenes of luxury vehicles passing scenic vistas in the hills of Scottsdale to a distant view of the impressive skyline of Phoenix. Announcer: Since the turn of the millennium, … (4 comments)
tempe: Rooms With a View- Arizona's Tempe Town Lake - 04/05/08 01:09 PM
"I found you the place you're looking for!" I exclaimed to Bruce. He and his wife had hoped for a quiet home in downtown Mesa. He wanted a space- lots of it. He told me to "take my time." That was last autumn. Homes in the historic district that fit his needs rarely … (0 comments)
tempe: Tempe Town Lake Hosts Ironman Arizona - 04/04/08 12:04 PM
World class athletes will be converging on Tempe, Arizona in the following week to participate in the third annual Ford Ironman Arizona competition. What makes this venue unique can be described in two words: proximity and climate. All the necessary elements are found in close proximity. The transition area, lake and … (4 comments)
tempe: 1935 Advertising - Arizona Tourism Nostalgia - 03/12/08 03:31 PM
It's fun to look back. As anyone who has ever "gone home" has discovered... sometimes our memories are hazy at best. That mountain you remembered as a child really is closer to a molehill.The big buildings? - small.The big city itself? - little.Thankfully- there are some memories that can not be … (6 comments)
tempe: Single Family Home by Arizona State University- Great Investment Possibility - 01/30/08 02:36 PM
One block from ASU (walking distance) 3 bedroom/1ba (two bath would be nice but almost no homes in neighborhood have that). Rarely are homes available in this neighborhood. (10 listings in two years). It's in the historic district and is priced at $145K. My guess is that it needs about $15k … (0 comments)
tempe: What is Infill? - 01/29/08 12:32 PM
According to the latest wikepedia entry, Infill is "the use of land within a built-up area for further construction, especially as part of a community redevelopment or growth management program or as part of smart growth. It focuses on the the reuse and repositioning of obsolete or underutilized buildings and sites." In … (7 comments)
tempe: Arizona's "Hottest Intersections" - 09/28/07 04:22 PM
Here are The Valley of the Sun's Hottest Intersections- as chosen at an August 2007 meeting of the Urban Land Institute that drew more than 1,000 people from Arizona's real-estate industry. The experts based their decision upon the following criteria:detailed information on the intersections' developmentsnearby populationtraffic countsmedian incomeszoning and land use.The … (0 comments)
As we are very much in the midst of a buyer's market, new home builders are finding several strategies to compete. Normally they use an assortment of … (0 comments)
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